[Kmymoney] OFX import not using default brokerage account for 'Dividend'

[Allan]

On 14/04/14 22:32, Jack wrote:
> On 2014.04.14 16:00, Bob Ewart wrote:
>> I have a similar problem to Timothy when importing dividends from
>> Merrill Lynch via ofx.
>>
>> I'm using Kmymoney 4.6.4 and have two accounts "Merrill-Lynch" and
>> "Merrill-Lynch (Brokerage)" among others.
>>
>> When I import the .ofx file, the cash (from other than dividends) goes
>> into Merrill-Lynch (Brokerage) as expected.  The dividends all show up
>> in Merrill-Lynch flagged with $0.00 value and no account showing below.
>>
>> Click on one to edit it and the account shows up as Merrill-Lynch
>> (Brokerage) with a value showing, but the  Enter button is grayed out.
>>
>> Click on the account and start retyping it.  Merrill-Lynch (Brokerage)
>> is selected.  Now the Enter button is active.
>>
>> Click on Enter and the amount then goes into the Merrill-Lynch
>> (Brokerage) account.
>>
>> Bob
>
> I've been fighting to do useful imports from Merrill Lynch for some
> time.  I seem to recall I also tripped up on this exact issue the last
> time I tried to to an OFX direct connect.  I have a very vague
> recollection that I did send something to the list about it - but I'll
> have to check my notes and the list archives.  I think I did find an
> easier way to enable the enter button (a few clicks, no typing) but I'll
> have to see if I can jog my memory, since I can't remember now what I
> actually ended up doing.
>
> Jack

Was it this? -
"I'm continuing to try to update my Merrill Lynch investment accounts 
with ofx direct connect, and I just noticed two more strange things.

First, an imported buy shares transaction does not include a brokerage 
account.  This is not a surprise, since it is probably not explicitly 
included in the OFX transaction.  The imported transaction is thus 
highlighted and shows the error triangle.  If I click "Accept" the 
highlighting goes away, but nothing else happens.  However, if I "Edit" 
the transaction (with or without accepting it first) the brokerage 
account associated with the investment account is filled in.  [As far as 
I can tell, this ONLY happens if the name of the brokerage account is 
exactly the same name as the investment account, but with " (Brokerage)" 
appended.  Is there any reason it doesn't use the associated account no 
matter what the name?]  So far, so good.  However, "Enter" is still 
grayed out.  Only if I manually change the status from not marked to 
cleared can I "Enter" the transaction.  So - just by editing the 
transaction, it will fill in the default brokerage account - but it does 
not do this as part of importing the transaction.  Is this by design, or 
just an oversight, and should I open an enhancement request to change 
the behavior?

Second, while deleting some unused Payees, I noticed that all the buy, 
sell, and dividend transactions that had been imported from OFX had 
created payees such as "Purchase: AFLAC INC            COM PRICE SHOWN 
IS AVERAGE PRICE."  For the ones starting with "Dividend: ..." no 
transactions are shown in the transaction list on the payee view, but 
trying to delete it throws an error that it is still referenced in a 
transaction.  For the Purchase and Sale payees, they do list the 
relevant transactions, but displaying any of those transactions in the 
investment account ledger does not show a payee field.  I am assuming 
that the payee is created as a side effect of the OFX import, even 
though Payee is not a field normally used in investment transactions. 
Again - should I open a bug for this, or is it expected behavior? "

See two new OFX investment import oddities - 29 March.

Allan